HEY PEEPS


Over the past wkend many things happened...


But today,
I am going to focus on this one matter..


This controversial matter, that i find it interesting is...

Game = Maplestory ?

For me, i think that a game is to provide entertainment and brings enjoyment to the person playing the game...


BUT for Maplestory...
i don't think so...


Maplestory totally defeated the objectives of a 'game'




Brief History of Maplestory...


''Maple Story started it service at Apr. 29th of year 2003.
And was brought into Singapore in year 2005.
It was developed by very small company named, Widget that is now integrated into Nexon.
The mastermind behind the game has very unique taste about online game.
Before he started his own company, Widget, he developed one of early popular casual game in Korea, Quiz Quiz.
It is just plain Quiz show, but users was very happy to play the same old one by Internet.
When Maple Story launched, many analyst looked down on it for its anachronism.
Few did read the potential that friendly 2D graphic-based game environment has such a great charming to gaming population.''
-http://gamestudy.org/eblog/2006/04/21/some-facts-on-maple-story-

And Yes...
'a great charming to gaming population' indeed...


Maplestory to me, is a stressful, time wasting, unhealthy game...


I just don't get it...


Why will people be interested and addicted to this kinda 2-D online game?




Here, i will list out some possible reasons as to why...


1. You are a loner, low self-esteem, loser, no-life kinda person...
You don't like(Lazy) to go out,
you have no friends in the real world,
you think that the character's face in Maplestory is more handsome than you.


2. Peer Pressure...
You don't like to stay at home to rott...
You asked your friends through msn to come out and play basketball or for a casual chit chatting session, but they din reply...
Called/SMSed them, only to find out that they are mapling and they don't want to go out...
If you cant stop them, join them...
PS: Not necessarily applies to other games like DOTA


3. 'Supportive' Family Member(s)...
No money to buy maple A-Cash Cards, mother sponsor...
No time to play and train your maple character(s), mother play for you...
Wei's Mother is the BEST...





I just hope that someone may step out and Come out with a Better game and K-O this Stressful Game...


Maplestory Victim, JJWu signing off...